Shinnok simply conjured his staff. . . knocking the talon out of the way. "Time for a change." Shinnok stated, as he cast a spell towards Ryu Hayabusa. . . Shinnok suddenly split into two of himself. One of the Shinnok's appearing behind Ryu as he was prone to attack on the ground, and Shinnok fired three green balls of energy, the same three types of projectiles fired by Shinnok before, following up with Shinnok conjuring giant skeletal hands out of the ground to grab Ryu and crush him.